Mexico dominate USA to retain their Gold Cup title
Mexico 2 USA 1
July 6 – In front of a sold-out crowd of 70,925 in the NRG Stadium in Houston, Mexico beat the USA 2-1 to win the 2025 Gold Cup.
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Spain turn on the style against battling Belgians
Spain 6 Belgium 2
July 7 – With a dominant performance and four second-half goals, Spain defeated a combative Belgium 6-2 in a Group B goal feast that left their opponents on the brink of elimination.
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Platini payment back in the spotlight as Swiss question former UEFA boss
September 1 – The infamous CHF2 million “disloyalty payment” that helped bring down both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’ has taken centre stage once again with both former powerbrokers questioned this week by Swiss federal investigators – five years after a judicial case was opened and nine after the alleged offence took place.
UEFA puts in place Covid cancellation protocols for international matches this week
September 1 – UEFA has revealed details of new Covid-19 protocols ahead of the Nations League kicking off this week, warning that teams could have to forfeit games if their squads are disrupted by Covid-19.
With time running out, United TTFA chief hunts for help from Asia’s football leaders
By Paul Nicholson
September 1 – Despite calls from clubs, players and government to the ousted TTFA president William Wallace and his board to drop the legal complaint against FIFA in the Trinidad and Tobago courts, Wallace is refusing to back down and has written to confederation presidents and member associations with a plea for support.
100 years since Spain’s first football team took Olympic silver – despite quarter-final loss
By David Owen
September 1 – It is exactly 100 years since, Spain, nowadays one of the powers of the global game, appeared in its first international football tournament.
Racist charges force Hansen to put Salt Lake MLS and NWSL clubs up for sale
September 1 – The owner of a Major League Soccer franchise in the United States is selling up amid allegations of racism.
Rashford hungry for more action on child food poverty
September 1 – England international forward Marcus Rashford, who famously forced the British government into a u-turn over providing school food vouchers to pupils during the summer holidays, is now spearheading a campaign to end child hunger in the country.
Coronavirus: Colombia readies for September league restart
September 1 – Colombia’s top flight will restart this month behind closed doors, sports minister Ernesto Lucena has announced. Junior FC and América de Cali will get the ball rolling again on September 8.
Burton’s bubble burst by bug ban
By Andrew Warshaw
September 1 – Amidst all the talk of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona and possibly signing for Manchester City for an eye-watering sum of money, spare a thought for Burton Park Wanderers as far down the other end of the footballing financial scale as you can get.
FIFA doubled spending on 2019 Women’s World Cup
By David Owen
August 31 – FIFA invested nearly twice as much in last year’s Women’s World Cup in France as in the tournament’s previous edition in Canada in 2015.
Blatter says keeping Platini out of FIFA was always Infantino’s big plot
August 28 – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, speaking ahead of his Swiss judicial hearing next week says that the whole case was cooked up to prevent former UEFA president Michel Platini taking the FIFA presidency. Blatter is facing charges of “suspicion of unfair management and breach of trust” regarding a CHF2 million payment to Platini.
Infantino’s FIFA sees commercial revenues stall as staff count doubles
By David Owen
August 28 – Gianni Infantino’s New FIFA may have enjoyed the odd commercial success, notably with esports, but it has failed to reignite the body’s value as a marketing vehicle for international corporations. This has been treading water since FIFA was engulfed by reputational issues in the final days of the Blatter era.
Belgian police detain De Bruyne’s agent De Koster
August 28 – Belgium’s federal prosecutor has launched an investigation into Kevin De Bruyne’s agent, Patrick De Koster (pictured left), who was detained on Thursday and spent the night in jail.
Drogba out the race for Ivory Coast presidency after failing election criteria
August 28 – Didier Drogba, the Ivory Coast’s most iconic footballer – all-time top goal scorer with 65 goals from 105 appearances – has finally been ruled out of the contest for next month’s federation (FIF) presidential election.
Premier League asked to rethink UK TV deals to open more live games to locked out fans
August 28 – The Premier League is coming under government pressure to make more live games available to fans while stadia remain closed.
Maguire feared for life as Greek police beat him saying they would end his career
August 28 – Manchester United captain Harry Maguire says he feared for his life and thought he might never play again after being arrested by plain clothes police officers following a much-publicised fracas on the Greek island of Mykonos.